Jillian Manus is Managing Partner of an early-stage Silicon Valley venture fund, Structure Capital. Branded “Architects of the Zero Waste Economy," they invest in underutilized assets and excess capacity. She is also the U.S Venture Advisor for the European Innovation Council. EIC is Europe’s largest innovation fund of £10b, investing in cutting edge deep tech to meet the UN’s sustainability goals by 2030.

Ms. Manus was named one of the top 25 early-stage Female Investors by Business Insider and is a TV business and political commentator for numerous media platforms including CNBC, Bloomberg and Sky. Manus serves on both corporate and non-profit boards, including: Stanford University School of Medicine Board of Fellows, NASDAQ Entrepreneurial Center Board of Directors, NYU Tisch School of the Arts and Communities in Schools.

Prior to Structure Capital, Ms. Manus served as Co- Director of TMT for Credit Suisse Zurich, Director of Development for Universal and Warner Bros and Associate Publisher of the national publication Upside, reporting on the financial strategies of the technology industry.

Ms. Manus founded two companies, Broad Strategy, and Global Goal Management, Inc. She also co-hosts the business podcast “The Pitch." Ms. Manus attended The University of Oxford and New York University, where she served as a Trustee. She is also a recognized global public speaker.